Kenneth I. Chenault Quotes

• Dedicate yourself to a core set of values. Without them, you will never be able to find personal fulfillment, and you will never be able to lead effectively.

  Kenneth I. Chenault

  Leadership, Able, Fulfillment

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• It's not the strongest or the most intelligent who survive, but those most adaptive to change. Over the past 10 years, the need for, and focus on, adaptability has accelerated.

  Kenneth I. Chenault

  Intelligent, Past, Years

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• Many people don't focus enough on execution. If you make a commitment to get something done, you need to follow through on that commitment.

  Kenneth I. Chenault

  Commitment, People, Focus

  "CEO Forum: AmEx chief talks about credit's future". CEO Forum at Cornell University with AmEx's Chenault, usatoday30.usatoday.com. April 9, 2008.

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• Recognize that being one of the only black people in an organization, or just in a meeting, automatically makes you very visible. Use this to help yourself. Look at it as an opportunity, and leverage that opportunity by making a visible contribution.

  Kenneth I. Chenault

  Leadership, Opportunity, Organization

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• Whenever I think about an issue, I always argue the opposite side of it. So, when I ultimately decide on a course of action, I've already been through all the conceivable scenarios, and I'm going to go for it.

  Kenneth I. Chenault

  Leadership, Thinking, Opposites

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• What's increasingly clear is that when you are open to a discussion of leadership, and you're relating it to your company, it is much easier to get people to become open.

  Kenneth I. Chenault

  People, Easier, Clear

  "Check it out". abcnews.go.com. October 1, 2007.

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